Remote code execution via Redis cache deserialization
Published Nov 20, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Unsafe deserialization in the Redis cache of PublicCMS 4.0.202302.e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted cache data. A Redis-backed cache read deserializes an attacker-written Java object that invokes a BadAttributeValueExpException-to-POJONode-to-TemplatesImpl gadget chain; a replacement writeReplace method preserves the malicious object graph. Redis caching must be enabled, the attacker must control the Redis database, and a website request must trigger the cache read, after which code executes in the PublicCMS service context.
Summary
What happened
Unsafe deserialization in the Redis cache of PublicCMS 4.0.202302.e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted cache data. A Redis-backed cache read deserializes an attacker-written Java object that invokes a BadAttributeValueExpException-to-POJONode-to-TemplatesImpl gadget chain; a replacement writeReplace method preserves the malicious object graph. Redis caching must be enabled, the attacker must control the Redis database, and a website request must trigger the cache read, after which code executes in the PublicCMS service context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-46990
- Published
- Nov 20, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-502, CAPEC-586, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 20, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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